Lost Colony
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Crystal Sound
N 38° 46.006 W 082° 00.380
17S E 412573 N 4291376
Historic Marker along US-35.
Waymark Code: WM1588
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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In 1772, Washinton patented 10,990 acres along the Great Kanawha River. IN 1775 he had James Cleveland and Wiliam Stevens lead colonist there. Land was cleared; orchards planted; houses built. But when war ended, colony was gone.

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Marker Title: Lost Colony

Marker Location: Beech Hill, Southside

County or Independent City: Mason

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed

Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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